Evil Queen Ravenna is back from the dead and she will be joined by her equally Evil Ice Queen sister in the upcoming The Huntsman: Winter's War. The first trailer and plot synopsis is also recently released for the sequel.
As reported by Nerdist, a new trailer was released for the sequel which also partially serves as the prequel to the story of Snow White and the Huntsman. Charlize Theron's Queen Ravenna was resurrected by her younger Ice Queen sister, played by Emily Blunt.
The film is set after Ravenna's death where her sister, Freya, steals the magic mirror which eventually leads to the reign of darkness in the land. "Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White's blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom."
"With Freya's ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen - including Eric (Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Chastain) - only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love.", the synopsis stated as reported by /Film.
While most of the characters from the first film are expected to return for The Huntsman: Winter's War, Kristen Stewart's Snow White will not be in the sequel. Also, as Wired reported, it is also unclear in the sequel whether Freya and Ravenna will remain as allies or eventually become enemies in the sequel.
Although the first film was not as well received by the critics, and earned a decent $396 million in the box office, the new star studded cast could be a good indication for the sequel's better performance. The Huntsman: Winter's War will serve as Cedric Nicolas-Troyan's directorial debut, after his work as visual effects supervisor in the first film. It is expected to hit theaters on April 22, 2016.
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